The best trailers are the ones that tell you absolutely nothing and that’s exactly what you get with the first trailer for Blink Twice. Directed by Zoë Kravitz and starring a who’s who of awesome actors, it’s some kind of murder mystery cult thing that’s either supernatural or just weird rich white people stuff. It’s…
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have been something of a pleasant surprise. They make videos, take photos, livestream and act as an adequate replacement for headphones, all while looking like a normal pair of sunglasses. However, everyone’s been waiting for the addition of multimodal AI after early access testing began in January. Now it’s here.
What is multimodal AI? Simply put, it’s a toolset that allows an AI assistant to process multiple types of information, including photos, videos, text and audio. It’s an AI that can view and understand the world around you in real time. This is the underlying concept behind Humane’s maligned AI Pin. Meta’s version is more conservative with its promises and, honestly, we came away impressed during our initial hands-on.
Multimodal Meta AI is rolling out widely on Ray-Ban Meta starting today! It’s a huge advancement for wearables & makes using AI more interactive & intuitive.
Excited to share more on our multimodal work w/ Meta AI (& Llama 3), stay tuned for more updates coming soon. pic.twitter.com/DLiCVriMfk
— Ahmad Al-Dahle (@Ahmad_Al_Dahle) April 23, 2024
Here’s how it works. The glasses have a camera and five microphones, acting as the AI’s eyes and ears. With this in mind, you can ask the glasses to describe anything you are looking at. Do you want to know a dog’s breed before you go up and give it a good pet? Just ask the glasses. Meta says it can also read signs in different languages, which is great for traveling. We enjoyed exclaiming “Hey Meta, look at this and tell me what it says” and listening as it did just that. There’s even a landmark identification feature, though that wasn’t available to test.
There are some other potential use case scenarios, like staring at loose ingredients on a kitchen counter and asking the AI to whip up a relevant recipe. However, we need a few weeks of real people running the tech through its paces to gauge what it’s actually good at. Real-time translation is going to be something of a killer app, particularly for tourists, but here’s hoping it keeps the hallucinations to a minimum. Mark Zuckerberg has shown the AI picking out clothes for him to wear but, come on, that’s about as pie in the sky as it gets.
Multimodal AI wasn’t the only update for the smart glasses announced today. Meta revealed hands-free video call integration with WhatsApp and Messenger. There are also some new frame designs for the fashion-conscious. These new styles can be fitted with prescription lenses and are available for preorder right now. The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses start at $300, which isn’t chump change but is certainly better than $700 for a clunky pin.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-do-the-ai-thing-without-a-projector-or-subscription-175403559.html?src=rss
Deadpool & Wolverine’s new trailer yesterday didn’t really give fresh details on what the film’s going to be about, beyond the vague threat of multiversal shenanigans and Wade and Logan’s team-up. But it did give us our first really good look at one of the several villains the movie is playing with—and one of the most…
After asserting itself as an overshadowing presence in retail, Amazon is still experimenting with ways to leave a similar mark in groceries. The company’s latest tweak to its service lowers the minimum price for free grocery deliveries to $35. However, most customers using the service will also need to pay a $10 monthly subscription in addition to having a Prime membership ($15 monthly or $139 annually).
To participate, you must live in one of the 3,500 supported cities and towns in the US. (When signing up, it will let you know if your primary shipping address isn’t supported.) The service offers unlimited grocery deliveries from Amazon Fresh, the Amazon-owned Whole Foods and various local and specialty partners. Those include Cardenas Markets, Save Mart, Bartell Drugs, Rite Aid, Pet Food Express, Mission Wine & Spirits and more.
The subscription includes one-hour delivery windows where available, unlimited 30-minute pickup orders and priority access to the company’s Recurring Reservations. This feature lets you pick a guaranteed weekly grocery delivery window. To use it, you’ll need to pick your weekly two-hour slot at least 24 hours in advance.
People using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other government assistance programs can get the same grocery delivery benefits for half the price ($5 monthly). If you fall in that camp, you can get those perks without needing a Prime subscription on top of the subscription fee.
It remains to be seen if this latest iteration of the program will stick since Amazon’s strategy has been all over the place. Early last year, the company increased the minimum checkout price for free grocery deliveries from $35 to $150, then dropped it to $100 (while voiding the Prime requirement) about 10 months later. If you like this version of the program, cross your fingers that Amazon doesn’t change it again in a few months.
Before rolling out the program’s latest version on Tuesday, Amazon tested it in Columbus, OH, Denver, CO, and Sacramento, CA, in late 2023. The company says over 85 percent of survey respondents who used the service were “extremely” or “very” satisfied, leaving high marks for its convenience and savings on delivery fees.
You can see if the program is available in your area on Amazon’s groceries sign-up page. If it is, you can try it free for 30 days before paying.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/amazons-updated-grocery-delivery-program-has-some-strings-attached-171513989.html?src=rss
A new experimental mission by NASA is ready to set sail in orbit, using photons from the Sun to propel its way to higher altitudes.
Apple has set the date of May 7 for its next hardware reveal event. This show will focus on the iPad, particularly the new tablet with an OLED screen.
Infineon Technologies AG has partnered with FOXESS, a prominent player in the green energy sector, to enhance the efficiency and power density of energy storage applications. Infineon will supply its advanced power semiconductor devices to FOXESS, facilitating the development of innovative solutions in the green energy industry.
Specifically, Infineon will provide FOXESS with its CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200 V for industrial energy storage applications, along with EiceDRIVER gate drivers. Additionally, FOXESS’ string PV inverters will utilize Infineon’s IGBT7 H7 1200 V power semiconductor devices.
FOXESS’ H3PRO energy storage series uses Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200 V.
As the global market for photovoltaic energy storage systems (PV-ES) continues to expand rapidly, improving power density has become crucial for success. Infineon’s power semiconductor devices, including CoolSiC MOSFET 1200 V and IGBT7 H7 1200 V series, incorporate state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies tailored to industrial applications, addressing the growing demand for efficiency and power density in energy storage applications.
Mr. Yu Daihui, Senior Vice President and Head of Industrial & Infrastructure at Infineon Technologies Greater China, expressed pride in collaborating with FOXESS to drive decarbonization through higher power density and more reliable systems for PV-ES applications.
FOXESS’ R Series redefines the overall design of the 100 kW model by using Infineon’s IGBT7 H7 series.
Mr. Zhu Jingcheng, Chairman of FOXESS, highlighted the significant improvements in product reliability and efficiency achieved through the support of Infineon’s advanced components. He emphasized Infineon’s technical expertise and product quality as key factors strengthening FOXESS’ competitiveness and market presence.
Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200 V offer high power density, reducing losses by 50 percent and providing additional energy without increasing battery size. FOXESS’ H3PRO 15 kW-30 kW energy storage series, equipped with Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs, has achieved remarkable efficiency and sales growth in the global market.
Similarly, Infineon’s TRENCHSTOP IGBT7 H7 650 V / 1200 V series enhances the overall efficiency and power density of inverters. By leveraging Infineon’s advanced power semiconductor devices, FOXESS has optimized the design of its R Series 75-110 kW industrial and commercial model, achieving outstanding efficiency of up to 98.6 percent.
Infineon offers a comprehensive range of EiceDRIVER gate drivers, ensuring great integration with all power devices, including CoolSiC and IGBTs, simplifying design processes, and enhancing system reliability.
Infineon And FOXESS Team Up For Advanced Energy Storage Solutions
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A 28-year-old motorcyclist died in Washington State on Friday afternoon because a dipshit Tesla driver rear-ended him at speed. A Snohomish man, 56, was commuting in his 2022 Tesla Model S when he activated the car’s camera-based advanced driver assist system and according to his statements to police, began looking…
Infineon Technologies AG has partnered with FOXESS, a prominent player in the green energy sector, to enhance the efficiency and power density of energy storage applications. Infineon will supply its advanced power semiconductor devices to FOXESS, facilitating the development of innovative solutions in the green energy industry.
Specifically, Infineon will provide FOXESS with its CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200 V for industrial energy storage applications, along with EiceDRIVER gate drivers. Additionally, FOXESS’ string PV inverters will utilize Infineon’s IGBT7 H7 1200 V power semiconductor devices.
FOXESS’ H3PRO energy storage series uses Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200 V.
As the global market for photovoltaic energy storage systems (PV-ES) continues to expand rapidly, improving power density has become crucial for success. Infineon’s power semiconductor devices, including CoolSiC MOSFET 1200 V and IGBT7 H7 1200 V series, incorporate state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies tailored to industrial applications, addressing the growing demand for efficiency and power density in energy storage applications.
Mr. Yu Daihui, Senior Vice President and Head of Industrial & Infrastructure at Infineon Technologies Greater China, expressed pride in collaborating with FOXESS to drive decarbonization through higher power density and more reliable systems for PV-ES applications.
FOXESS’ R Series redefines the overall design of the 100 kW model by using Infineon’s IGBT7 H7 series.
Mr. Zhu Jingcheng, Chairman of FOXESS, highlighted the significant improvements in product reliability and efficiency achieved through the support of Infineon’s advanced components. He emphasized Infineon’s technical expertise and product quality as key factors strengthening FOXESS’ competitiveness and market presence.
Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs 1200 V offer high power density, reducing losses by 50 percent and providing additional energy without increasing battery size. FOXESS’ H3PRO 15 kW-30 kW energy storage series, equipped with Infineon’s CoolSiC MOSFETs, has achieved remarkable efficiency and sales growth in the global market.
Similarly, Infineon’s TRENCHSTOP IGBT7 H7 650 V / 1200 V series enhances the overall efficiency and power density of inverters. By leveraging Infineon’s advanced power semiconductor devices, FOXESS has optimized the design of its R Series 75-110 kW industrial and commercial model, achieving outstanding efficiency of up to 98.6 percent.
Infineon offers a comprehensive range of EiceDRIVER gate drivers, ensuring great integration with all power devices, including CoolSiC and IGBTs, simplifying design processes, and enhancing system reliability.
Infineon And FOXESS Team Up For Advanced Energy Storage Solutions
, original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Sébastien Vaniček keeps teasing his Evil Dead spinoff. Get a new look at Dakota Fanning’s creepy new horror, The Watchers. James Gunn has a Creature Commandos update. Plus, what’s to come on Chucky. Spoilers, away!
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